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[[File:Balchen Glacier | [[File:Balchen-Glacier.jpg|300px|thumb|Map of the Balchen Glacier with the Fosdick and Phillips Mountains]] | ||
The '''Balchen Glacier''' (76°23′S 145°10′W) is a [[crevasse|crevassed]] [[glacier]] in [[Antarctica]], flowing west to Block Bay between the [[Phillips Mountains]] and the [[Fosdick Mountains]] in [[Westarctica]]. | The '''Balchen Glacier''' (76°23′S 145°10′W) is a [[crevasse|crevassed]] [[glacier]] in [[Antarctica]], flowing west to [[Block Bay]] between the [[Phillips Mountains]] and the [[Fosdick Mountains]] in [[Westarctica]]. | ||
==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
It was discovered on December 5, 1929, by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition and named by [[Richard E. Byrd]] | It was discovered on December 5, 1929, by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition and named by [[Richard E. Byrd]] in honor of Bernt Balchen, chief pilot of the expedition. | ||
==Duke of the Balchen Glacier== | ==Duke of the Balchen Glacier== | ||
Lars Vorländer, a German citizen of Westarctica, was | Lars Vorländer, a German citizen of Westarctica, was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] [[Duke of the Balchen Glacier]] by Letters Patent on 23 January 2018. In March of that year, the Duke became a prominent patron of the [[Westarctica Civilian Corps]] with the creation of the Vorländer Scholarship. | ||
==Nearby features== | |||
[[File:Balchen Glacier - Bruce.jpg|thumb|300px|Sledge team crossing the Balchen Glacier]] | |||
A high number of [[nunatak]]s lie in close proximity to the glacier, including: | |||
* [[Abele Nunatak]] | |||
* [[Herrmann Nunatak]] | |||
* [[Weikman Nunataks]] | |||
* [[O'Conner Nunataks]] | |||
* Hutcheson Nunataks | |||
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | ||
[[Category:Glaciers]] | [[Category:Glaciers]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:51, 29 January 2019
The Balchen Glacier (76°23′S 145°10′W) is a crevassed glacier in Antarctica, flowing west to Block Bay between the Phillips Mountains and the Fosdick Mountains in Westarctica.
Discovery and name
It was discovered on December 5, 1929, by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition and named by Richard E. Byrd in honor of Bernt Balchen, chief pilot of the expedition.
Duke of the Balchen Glacier
Lars Vorländer, a German citizen of Westarctica, was granted the peerage title Duke of the Balchen Glacier by Letters Patent on 23 January 2018. In March of that year, the Duke became a prominent patron of the Westarctica Civilian Corps with the creation of the Vorländer Scholarship.
Nearby features
A high number of nunataks lie in close proximity to the glacier, including:
- Abele Nunatak
- Herrmann Nunatak
- Weikman Nunataks
- O'Conner Nunataks
- Hutcheson Nunataks